The OS WaterBoiler is an appliance that uses the
OpenStructures design principles to explore an adaptable and
scalable production process.

The Waterboiler is a design by Jesse
Howard

in collaboration with Thomas Lommée.

Coffee makers and water boilers are relatively simple
machines, yet their workings are typically inaccessible to the
user. Repair or even recycling becomes impossible: once the product
ceases to function, it is rendered disposable. The OS Boiler
explores an alternative approach to the design and production of
these ubiquitous appliances.

Based on the OS design principles, the
WaterBoiler’s (completely disassembleable) design and
transparent construction invites users to adapt, repair, and
combine with existing OpenStructures components. The limited
complexity of the Boiler allows new partnerships to emerge that can
adapt to the scale of production: a single unit designed as a DIY
kit to one-thousand units produced in a collaboration of
international suppliers and local manufacturers. Consistent
application of simple and straightforward principles in design and
production leads to an object that can evolve and adapt over
time.

The WaterBoiler is the first object
that has been conceived at the OS
Work_Shop in Brussels.